There is a global mental illness epidemic, and it is especially bad among academics with 6-8 times higher rates of anxiety and depression (Evans 2018), far too often resulting in suicide.

Extreme professional, personal, and unnecessary stress and stigma is negatively affecting academics and their mental health and requires a tailored solution.

By not addressing the problem, we are losing not only precious lives but also the incredible breakthroughs, discoveries, and critical societal contributions that academics could make to science, medicine, law, politics, art, and more.